Guard-frame for lanterns.



W. S. HAMM.

GUARD FRAME FOR LANTERNS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 1. 1914.

Patented Aug. 17, 1915.

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WILLIAM S. HAMM, 0F HUBBARD WOODS, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE ADAMS 8c WES'ILAKE COMPANY, A CORPORATION OFILLINOIS.

GUARD-FRAME FOR LANTERNS.

T0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM S. HAMM, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Hubbard Woods, :county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Guard-Frames for Lanterns, of which the following is a specification, and which are. illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof.

The invention appertains to guard frames for lanterns which are formed of a plurality of upright rods or bars, and a plurality of circumferential rings secured thereto.

The object of the invention is to provide means for strengthening such guard frames to enable them to more effectually resist stresses tending to crush them downwardly.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side view of the guard frame, a portion of the body of the lantern being shown; and Fig. 2 is a similar view in detail showing a modified form of construction. 7

The guard frame comprises the upright members 10, as many being employed as desired, top and bottom rings 11, 12, and intermediate rings 13,the several rings being suitably attached to the uprights.

At 14: there is shown the guard hoop of a lantern, being the member which forms the bottom of the lantern body and holds the font and supports the globe. The upright members 10 of the frame are bent inwardly to form knees, as shown at 15, which bear against and are secured to the guard hoop 14 in any suitable manner, there being shown for that purpose a band 16.

It has been found in practice that guard frames thus constructed are liable to be Specification of Letters Patent.

formed of wire rods,

Fatented Aug. 1'7, 1915.

Application filed June 1, 1914. Serial Nb. seaose.

crushed down by unusual blows or weights, the element of weakness being found in the knees 15. In order to increase the vertical strength of the frame I place a short rod or strut 17 across the knee of each of the uprights, attaching it to the body portion thereof in any suitable manner, as by means of clips 18, 19, as shown in Fig. 1, or by coiling its ends around the rod of which the upright is formed, as shown at 20, 21, in Fig. 2. By this means the upright member may be rendered substantially straight for the purpose of resisting pressure applied longitudinally, such pressure being transmitted through the struts 17 instead of merely through the knees 15.

I claim as my invention- 1. A guard frame for lanterns comprising, in combination, a plurality of uprights and a plurality of circumferential members bowed inward to form knees for attachment to a guard hoop, and wire struts crossing the bowed portions of the uprights and attached thereto substantially at the ends of the bow.

2. A guard frame for lanterns comprising, in combination, a plurality of uprights and a plurality of circumferential members formed of wire rods, the uprights being bowed inward to form kneesfor attachment to a guard hoop, and wire struts crossing the bowed portions of the uprights and attached thereto substantially at the ends of the bowby having their ends twisted around the upright members.

WILLIAM S. I-IANHVI.

Witnesses:

E. M. KLATGHER, R. RINGLE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

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